All American Triple Loop

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Indiana Beach
Location	Monticello, Indiana, USA
Coordinates	40°47′29″N 86°46′21″W / 40.791518°N 86.772502°W / 40.791518; -86.772502
Status	Operating since May 11, 2024

La Feria Chapultepec Magico
Name	Quimera
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates	19°24′53″N 99°11′47″W / 19.414860°N 99.196395°W / 19.414860; -99.196395
Operated	2007 to September 28, 2019

Flamingo Land
Name	Magnum Force
Location	Malton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Coordinates	54°12′37″N 0°48′23″W / 54.210389°N 0.806297°W / 54.210389; -0.806297
Operated	2000 to 2005

Sunway Lagoon
Name	Triple Loop Coaster
Location	Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Operated	1997 to 1999

Barth (Travelling)
Name	Dreier Looping
Location	Travelling, Germany
Operated	1984 to 1996

Statistics

Manufacturer

Schwarzkopf

Designer / calculations

Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH

Type

Steel

Riders per train

20

Propulsion

2 Tire propelled lifts

Height

108.3 feet

Drop

100.9 feet

Top speed

53.4 mph

Length

3379.3 feet

Inversions

3

G-Force

6.1

All American Triple Loop is a steel roller coaster located at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana, USA. Built by Schwarzkopf, it was the first roller coaster with three vertical loops when it was originally manufactured in 1984.^[1]

Before arriving in Indiana, the ride operated on the German fair circuit, then at Sunway Lagoon in Malaysia, then at Flamingo Land in the United Kingdom and then at La Feria Chapultepec Magico in Mexico.

History

In 1984, the ride was purchased by showman Rudolf Barth. Barth operated the ride as Dreier Looping (German for Three Looping) for twelve years on the German fair circuit. It was the first ride in the world to feature three vertical loops. The ride then arrived at Sunway Lagoon in Selangor, Malaysia. It operated from 1997 to 1999 as the Triple Loop Coaster and was painted entirely pink.

In June 1999, the ride was purchased by Flamingo Land in Yorkshire, England. It reopened there in 2000 as Magnum Force. The bottom of the ride was painted red and the top white. It is believed the ride was planned to be called "Mach 3".^[2] The ride was sponsored by Wall's Magnum ice cream. It operated until 2005, when after being on sale since August 2004, Magnum Force closed as part of a regeneration of Flamingo Land.^[3]

The ride reopened in 2007 at its thirld location; La Feria Chapultepec Magico in Mexico after a renovation. It was painted yellow with white supports. It was called Montaña Infinitum until 2014 or earlier. It was subsequently renamed Montaña Triple Loop, and Quimera. The coaster had a major accident on September 28, 2019 where the back car derailed, killing two people and injuring two more. The entire park was shut down following the accident.

In November 2020, it was confirmed that Quimera would be relocated to Indiana Beach.^[4] The ride was overhauled. Construction was completed in early 2022.^[5] The ride opened on May 11, 2024.^[6]

Design

Elements
Tire propelled lift Block brake Vertical loop Vertical loop Tire propelled lift Block brake Vertical loop Block brake

The roller coaster has a curved lift hill and a tightly curved first drop which is immediately followed by a sharp twisting ascent. Two back-to-back vertical loops follow. The third loop is taken later on.

Colour scheme

The coaster used to be painted red and white, with all supports being white. This later changed to yellow track with white supports and blue loop in Mexico. The loops were later repainted red. Before the reopening as All American Triple Loop, the track was repainted blue, the structure white, and the support structure of the loops red.

Trains

Single train with 3 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 12 riders per train. The ride was built with 5 trailered trains with 5 cars each. It only operated with 3 trains in Mexico, and the 3 remaining original trains were replaced by a single 3 car non-trailered train from Mindbender at Galaxyland before reopening as All American Triple Loop.

Incidents

On Tuesday June 1, 2004, while the ride was operating at Flamingo Land, a 32-year old ride operator was seriously injured when he was struck by a train while taking a shortcut through a restricted area. The man was treated on the scene then airlifted to hospital.^[7]

On Saturday September 28, 2019, two people were killed and another two injured after the final car derailed while the ride was operating at La Feria Chapultepec Magico.^[8]^[9]